Mount Quincy Adams (Fairweather Range)

Mount Quincy Adams (alternate Name Boundary Peak 163) is a mountain located on the border between United States and Canada. It is named after John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), the sixth president of the United States.

Mount Quincy Adams
Mount Quincy Adams in upper left, with Mount Tlingit below/left of it. Aerial view by Austin Post. 1972
Highest point
Elevation4,150 m (13,620 ft)[1]
Prominence410 m (1,350 ft)[1]
Listing
Coordinates58°54′32″N 137°27′05″W[2]
Geography
Mount Quincy Adams
Mount Quincy Adams
Mount Quincy Adams (British Columbia)
Parent rangeFairweather Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount Fairweather D-5
Canada NTS 114I14 Mount Root
Climbing
First ascentBradford Washburn,
H. Adams Carter, 1934[3]

The southern and eastern flanks of the mountain are in Glacier Bay National Park, in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska. The northern and northwestern flanks are in Tatshenshini-Alsek Park, in Stikine Region, British Columbia, making it the second highest peak in B.C. Mount Quincy Adams is flanked to the west by Mount Fairweather 4,671 m (15,325 ft).

References
  1. "Mount Quincy Adams". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2006-10-10.
  2. "Mount Quincy Adams". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2006-10-10.
  3. "Mount Quincy Adams". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2006-10-10.


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